Prendergast Archive and Study Center Now On Pinterest!

The Prendergast Archive and Study Center’s Pinterest account features images of both fine art and archival materials that were digitized as part of the IMLS digitization grant. Pinterest is a great social media platform for sharing images and categorizing them onto different boards. Pinterest users can follow the boards that share their tastes and repin their favorite images to their own board.

With over 70 million users worldwide, Pinterest is a good way to reach new audiences. Check out the WCMA Prendergast page and like the images you like best and repin your favorites.

Eugénie on left ca. 1900

Meanwhile the digitization process continues. The personal photos belonging to Eugénie Prendergast and reference photos used by Maurice and Charles will be digitized by Pivot Media soon. Stay tuned as we unveil more images and new project activities!

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The museum's Prendergast collection consists of about 400 works by Charles and Maurice Prendergast and about 1500 related archival objects. Check back throughout our project as we integrate the archival objects into the collection and digitize both the fine art and archives.

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded the Williams College Museum of Art a grant for a three-year project (2011-2014) which will include digitally photographing the entire Prendergast collection of fine art and archives, including paintings, works on paper, hand-carved frames, sketchbooks, decorative arts, letters, documents, ephemera, and carving tools, and integrating the archives into the permanent collection.